Jason Ward

Background

About Jason Ward

Over 10 years of experience in broadcasting, journalism and media industries * Extensive experience in project coordination and communications * Authored hundreds of articles and interviews for multiple print and web-based platforms * Excellent writing, editing, public relations, time-management, multitasking and leadership skills * Self-motivated to work alone or as part of a group to complete assigned tasks * Proficient with MS Office, IBM Lotus Notes, Adobe CS and Wordpress RELEVANT SKILLS & EXPERIENCE MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATIONAL * Managed transition projects and Continuous Improvement initiatives for IBM Canada's System Operations group * Coordinated the development of Knowledge Transfer (KT) plans for multiple accounts to facilitate employee training across IBM teams * Created and maintained process documentation and weekly KT reports for management * Facilitated regular meetings and progress check-ups for IBM Global Delivery project initiatives * Booked, coordinated, and conducted interviews, performances, and special features as both Producer of The Kim Mitchell Show and a show host on Toronto’s Classic Rock Q107 radio station COMMUNICATIONS * Composed accurate interdepartmental correspondence in a timely and efficient manner * Created reports and presentations on IBM project development, implementation, and success * Designed reporting strategies for KT trainers and trainees for data collection and analysis * Wrote and edited scripts and promotional copy for live broadcast and online release COMPUTER SOFTWARE * Microsoft Office, Lotus Notes, Adobe CS & Acrobat, Wordpress, Facebook, Twitter, and Google Analytics Specialties: Writing & editing, project coordination, broadcast presentation and production, public speaking, reporting, interviewing, commercial and imaging production, music programming, and library & data management.